Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. a set of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA
  2. 4. organisms that reproduce sexually (like humans) fuse the genetic information (gametes) from two parents to produce offspring that are a genetic mixture of both parents
  3. 5. two types of nucleic acids
  4. 8. Carry the code/instructions out of
  5. 11. Make up nucleic acids (the monomer)
  6. 12. sections of DNA that serve as the blueprint/instructions for making proteins
  7. 13. monomer(building block)for making proteins, held together by peptide bonds
  8. 15. 2 identical copies of the
  9. 17. the process of cell division that makes gametes in the gonads (ovaries in females, testes
Down
  1. 1. chromosome pairs that have the same types of genes
  2. 2. “complementary” 3 nucleotides on tRNA
  3. 5. 2 full sets of chromosomes
  4. 6. Read/follow the instructions carried on the mRNA to make a polypeptide
  5. 7. males)
  6. 8. nucleus
  7. 9. chromosome
  8. 10. Proteins carry out all cellular activity.
  9. 14. tightly coiled strands of DNA
  10. 16. 1 full set of chromosomes